This morning I read an article in National Geographic about the lockdown. It seems to have made the lives of at least some birds better, at least for this year. It turns out I was wrong about us having lost… Read More ›
Woodpeckers
OISEAUX DU JOUR?
It was a perfect day to be a bird. Or, really, anything since the day was perfect. I bought new food just the other day and the birds get really enthusiastic about fresh food. Although many birds flew in and… Read More ›
ONE HAIRY WOODPECKER
There are two birds that look almost the same. Both are woodpeckers, but not related despite looking so much alike. The difference between them is size. The Hairy Woodpecker (as opposed to the Downy) is much bigger. The smaller woodpecker… Read More ›
CLIMATE CHANGES ARE US
Fandango’s Provocative Question #131 There is no serious dispute by anyone that humans hold significant responsibility for damaging Earth’s ecology. You can’t label water pollution or unbreathable air as caused by anything the earth does to itself — short of being… Read More ›
TREE LEAPERS AND FLYERS
Threads of a Tree – Tree Leapers We have an old tree in the back just behind the deck. It has been slowly fading over the past few years. Last year, it must have picked up some kind of boring insect…. Read More ›
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
We’ve been seeing a lot of woodpeckers. Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Flickers, Hairy and Downy woodpeckers. You’d think there would be plenty of bugs for them in the trees, but they want seeds too. I don’t know if the seeds are dessert… Read More ›
TREES OF LIFE
Trees of life The real trees of life in our little forest world are dead. Most people think of dead trees as something they have to get rid of. I suppose you have no choice if it’s on your roof or… Read More ›
UNEDITED – PHOTOGRAPHY WITHOUT PROCESSING
A Photo a Week Challenge: Unedited As it happens, I have so more unedited than edited pictures. Recently I’ve been doing less editing. If the pictures is reasonably sharp, I crop and sign it, but that’s pretty much the extent of… Read More ›
BIRD WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – STRIPES, SPOTS OR FRECKLES
BIRD WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – BIRDS WITH STRIPES, SPOTS OR FRECKLES I’m pretty sure that stripes, spots, or freckles describes almost every bird I see with maybe the exception of the Cardinal — the males, anyway — who are almost entirely… Read More ›
ALL CREATURES (MOSTLY SMALL)
CFFC: Nature Animals This is the perfect topic for today. I had an encounter this morning that reminded me that living with wild things changes over time. When once upon a time, they would scurry if I lifted my camera,… Read More ›
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
Among the many pictures I downloaded today were almost 300 pictures of a Red-bellied Woodpecker. They were clearly taken on different days. The light was entirely different and the woodpecker was in different places — at least three different locations.
MORE THAN ONE BIRD IN A PHOTO
Bird Weekly Photo Challenge – More than One Bird Species I feel very disadvantaged with the feeders down. Finally, I put up a tray of just black sunflower seeds. There are plenty of bugs and other seeds and blackberries in the… Read More ›
